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Ostia: Home to one of the greatest centers of post-Temple Jewry - opinion
Ostia was the busiest port in the Roman Empire. Jewish slaves were imported by the thousands after the Romans destroyed the Second Temple and after the fall of Beitar.
‘MINCHA’ IN ancient Ostia.
(photo credit:
COURTESY BARBARA SOFER
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By
BARBARA SOFER
AUGUST 26, 2023 05:05
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